Posted on 03/20/2014 9:55:51 AM PDT by grundle
The Planet Fitness gym in Richmond, California is standing behind their dress code policy after one member claimed that she was told to put a shirt over her intimidatingly toned body.
As reported by KTVU Channel 2, Tiffany Austin was recovering from a car accident and getting back in shape with her first workout at the gym. However, her time exercising was cut short when a Planet Fitness employee stopped her. Austin explained, “She says, you know, ‘Excuse me, we've had some complaints. You're intimidating people with your toned body. So can you put on a shirt?’”
Ms. Austin was wearing a spaghetti strap tank top and capri pants with her midriff exposed, and she doesn’t think her attire was out of line. “I don’t feel like it’s anything crazy, but I mean you tell me if it’s burning your eyes,” Austin said with a laugh. Reportedly she was only told that the gym dress code prohibited wearing string tank tops. The Planet Fitness customer agreed to wear one of the shirts the gym provides patrons for free, but while she waited for the tee, another employee approached her with objections to her clothing. Feeling harassed and intimidated herself, Austin decided to get her money back and cancel her membership at the gym advertised as the “Judgement Free Zone” whose policy bans “gymtimidation.” McCall Gosselin, Planet Fitness spokesperson, said that criticizing Austin for being toned, “…is not in line with the Planet Fitness policy whatsoever.”
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I think the tone was referring to her skin tone...
I dunno. I see a little pooch around the tummy.
Good one.
But would Sir Mix-a-Lot approve?
Expect an executive action soon. We have to be equal!
I wonder if she is an aspiring actress, or is planning a fitness video, and figures this is a good way to promote herself...
Oh, the complainers? Well, they’re the same fat ugly folks who replaced the pretty airline stewardesses.
i think there is probably more to this story
She ain’t all that......!
Nope, there’s an article in the Albuquerque Journal today about some woman being chucked out of a Planet Fitness for wearing a hijab.
They told her that the dress code banned do-rags.
There are people in this world that are never happy unless they’re trying to run someone else’s life for them. Women are the absolute worst at this. A half-way decent looking woman enter the gym, and the hippos stampede.
This lady looks decent enough. Perhaps midriffs are supposed to be covered. Perhaps the string top is the problem. I’d warn the patron to please wear something different the next time and then watch to see that she did so.
Making a federal case out of this is insane.
As for people being afraid of someone else’s sweat. I’ve got two words for them. STAY HOME!
There’s no way to avoid other people’s sweat in a gym with shared equipment.
If you’re that sensitive, you need to stay in your own protected environment.
Ding~! Winner
Bingo.
Indeed, that is their market. I suppose we could tell them they have to cater to the usual gym-rat types, but it seems to me the market can decide.
Yes, you too can be a victim!
She’s not all that, there must be some porkers at her gym.
I immediately thought of Kurt Vonnegut too!
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